Folding chair



Aug. 22, 1933. w, SWANINGER FOLDING CHAIR Filed April 10, 1930 PatentedAug. 22, 1933 William Swaninger, Granville, N. Y., assignor to TheTelescope Cot Bed Company, Granville,

N. Y., a Corporation of New York Application .April 10, 1930. S erialNo. 143,008

2' Claims.

This invention relates to folding chairs which are mainlyuseful whereportability is a strong consideration as in beach, camp or lawnfurniture. While rigid frame seats have been affixed to such collapsiblechairs, the present invention provides a novel and useful method ofstrongly fastening the front of the above-mentioned seat to thesupporting frame. Other novel features of this invention are alsopresent in the light but sturdy canopy frame and in the curved footrest.

Still other features and advantages of the invention will appear morefully in the annexed detailed description and the appended claims.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a folding chair embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation in cross section approximately on lines 22 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the stamping.

Fig. l is a sectional View of Fig. 3 on lines 4-4..

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing connection between the canopy frameand the chair.

Fig. 6 shows the attached foot rest in section.

Referring to the drawing, members M and N are the chair legs which arepivotally connected at O. Legs M extend upward a sufficient distance toform the frame of the chair back. Legs N extend backward a distancesufiicient to provide stability to the chair when the frame H hinged atU to the chair back frame has its cross dowel J in one of the sets ofthe recesses in the legs N. Each set of recesses in the legs 1 Nrepresents a different position of adjustment for frame H and therebythe chair. Comfortable arm supports are provided in this chair by armrests S and supports T, hinged and pivoted, as clearly shown in Fig. 2,so as to come into the j plane of the collapsible chair when it isfolded.

A flexible back A of any suitable material such as canvas, has upper enddoubled around the cross dowel W set in the upper end portions of framemembers M. This back passes over and rests againsta yielding transversestrip F of like flexible material which is fastened to the frame membersM above wooden frame seat 0. This transverse strip comes about at thewaist and helps support the back in a comfort- 50 able position.

The front of the seat C rests upon a cross dowel D fixed in the upperextension of legs N forming a front frame. For hinging the seat frame Cto the dowel D, two metal stampings E are fastened, as by rivets, to thebottom of the two sides of the frame of seat Cin the manner shown (Figs,1 and 2). The semi-cylindrical portion of each stamping fits over thedowel D. By these means the seat, padded if desired, now has a rotarymotion relative to the dowel D. The slot L in the circular portion ofstamping E permits the insertion of a centering peg P in the dowel D tolimit the rotary movement of the seat and to prevent mis-alinement ofthe seat due to transverse creep. 5

A pillow B is made integral with the flexible back A in such a mannerthat when its use is not desiredit may simply be thrown over the back tohang down in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

A simple rectangular canopy frame is connected to the top of the chairby links 11 and 12. Wing nut bolts 13 are mounted in the upper ends oflegs N. These bolts 13 also pass through the lower ends of links 12. Theother ends of links 12 are loosely riveted to frame 10. Links 11 arealso swingably mounted in frame 10 andare arranged so as to allow theirlower ends to be snapped into any set of holes 14 to obtain any'desiredadjustment of the canopy. .When rods 11 are disengaged from holes 14,the canopy falls forward to make a most compact fold'with the backof thechair.

To fold the chair, dowel J is disengaged from the recesses in legs N,then arms H and the 1.

longer parts of the legs Nare swung upward until substantially in' linewith legs M. By this same action the arms S and supports T and the seatC are brought in line with the legs M. The seat .0 is prevented from any9' tendency to swing about its hinge away from the plane of the foldedchair by abutment of the ends of the slots L with centering pins P.Again, these pins hold the seat in proper position laterally to enableafoot rest to be connected to the chair without any jamming due to themis-alinementof the seat.

This foot rest is hooked on dowel D by means of plates 15. Nearer thechair side of the foot rest frame 16, there is located another .dowel17. Slats 18, held at the ends by groove pieces 19, are sprung overdowel 17. In this way the top of the foot rest presents a curved surfacewhich hasbeen found to make the chair as a whole more comfortable. Inaddition, dowel 17 strengthens the construction of the foot rest. Whenit is desired to take the foot rest off, legs 20 are merely folded intothe plane of the frame 16.

By my invention the art is enriched by improvements which make afoldingchair cheaper to construct, less cumbersome, lighter in weight andsimpler in principle inasmuch as the frame of the chair embodying myinvention is also adaptable to be used with a single flexible back andseat such as are used in common beach chairs.

What I- claim as new is:

1. In a chair of the character described, comprising front and back legsin pivotal connection, said legs extending'upward sufficiently toprovide back and front frames respectively, a third frame pivotallyconnected to the back frame and engaging with the back legs to supportthe chair in set-up position, cross-members near'the tops of said backand front frames, a flexible back dependingfrom the rear crossmember, aseat with a rigid frame said seat supported in the back by said flexibleback andin the front on the front cross-member, a transverse yieldingstrip fastened to said back frame and passing behind said flexible back,a pendant pillow integral with said flexible back, and slotted meanslocking the front of said seat and said front cross-member in limitedpivotal relation.

2. In a collapsible chair, front and back legs in pivotal relationship,upward extensions of said legs providing a back frame and a front framerespectively, adjusting recesses in the back legs, a chair-supportingframe pivoted to

